Towards Efficient Mobility in a Sustainable Campus A Report by the Ateneo Traffic Group Edna P. Franco, Ph.D. Czarina A. Saloma-Akpedonu, Ph.D. Kardi Teknomo, Ph.D. Jose Arnulfo C. Batac Abigail Marie T. Favis 6 August 2012 %#1-$82 Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................. 4 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 6 The Ateneo Traffic Group ................................................................................................................... 6 About the Study Area .......................................................................................................................... 7 Population ....................................................................................................................................... 8 Number of Ateneo Gate Pass Stickers Issued ................................................................................. 8 Current class schedules ................................................................................................................... 9 Current Traffic Profile of Katipunan .............................................................................................. 10 Current Traffic Profile of Ateneo de Manila University ................................................................ 10 Current traffic management schemes .......................................................................................... 11 Definition of the Problem ..................................................................................................................... 12 Proposed solutions ............................................................................................................................... 14 Recommendations to provide a safe and clean environment conducive to study, work and play .. 14 Recommendations to create efficient mobility systems .................................................................. 16 Recommendations to integrate mobility systems in education and formation programs .............. 20 The MMDA Proposal ............................................................................................................................. 23 Appendices ............................................................................................................................................ 26 Appendix 1: Gantt Chart ................................................................................................................... 27 Appendix 2: Ateneo Traffic Research Summary Report: Models of the World ................................ 28 Data Collection .............................................................................................................................. 28 Traffic Circulation Analysis ................................................................................................................ 40 Development of Traffic Circulation Scenarios .............................................................................. 40 Traffic Assignment ........................................................................................................................ 46 Selection of Traffic Circulation Scenarios ..................................................................................... 47 Analysis of Queue Length ................................................................................................................. 48 Appendix 3: Ateneo Traffic Research Summary Report: World of the Models ................................ 49 Stakeholder Analysis ..................................................................................................................... 49 Community Assembly ................................................................................................................... 50 Focus group discussions ................................................................................................................ 50 Key informant interviews .............................................................................................................. 50 Survey ............................................................................................................................................ 50 Secondary data analysis ................................................................................................................ 51 %#2-$82 Appendix 4: Summary results of the KIIs ......................................................................................... 53 Appendix 5: Key results from the FGDs ........................................................................................... 54 Appendix 6: Initial Analysis of Campus Mobility Survey Data .......................................................... 55 Appendix 7: Summary of Community Meeting Results .................................................................... 71 What is the root cause of the problem? ....................................................................................... 71 What are your proposed solutions? ............................................................................................. 73 As a member of the community, what can you contribute to solve the problem? ..................... 76 Appendix 8: List of Social Assessment Preliminary Research Participants ....................................... 78 Appendix 9: Summary of Emails (2012) ............................................................................................ 80 %#3-$82 Executive Summary The Ateneo de Manila University is one of the major traffic generators and attractors that contribute to massive peak-hour daily traffic along Katipunan Avenue. The University therefore is faced with the challenge to take responsibility to mitigate the traffic that it generates, which is a source of aggravation for both humans and the environment. Research conducted by the Ateneo Traffic Group and the Ateneo Traffic Research Group showed that the Ateneo de Manila University contributes around 20% of the total traffic congestion in Katipunan Avenue, on the average. The traffic problem is caused by the high demand of vehicles compared to the limited road capacity as well as human behavior and preference. As such, the solution to the traffic problem is not only to increase and improve infrastructure but also to shape a new community culture for alternative mobility. Opportunities to shift towards a more efficient mobility system revolve under the following major themes: (a) provide a safe and clean environment conducive to study, work and play, (b) create efficient mobility systems, and (c) integrate mobility systems in education and formation programs. Table 1 below summarizes the policy and action point recommendations of the Ateneo Traffic Group. Table 1.Recommendationsfor efficient mobility in the Loyola Heights campus. Provide a safe and clean environment conducive to study, work and play Provide interconnected covered walkways Standardize designs for pedestrian crossing, signages and roads Increase the number of dormitories or advocate for a boarding school Optimize community cooperation for a walkable Katipunan (through Operation Katipunan) Consolidate car park facilities into car park building Create car-free zones within the Ateneo campus Create efficient mobility systems Improve the carpool system Provide a campus shuttle service Provide shuttle service to Ateneo from strategic hubs Push for a bus line along Katipunan Set up system for pay-parking Increase the gap in daily schedules (distribute vehicle volume by increasing the intervals of the ingress and egress of AGS, AHS and LS) Improve management of drop off and pick up points Review current issues on heavy bags (delaying drop off and pick up rates) Explore the creation of more access points Improve traffic circulation flow Integrate mobility systems in education and formation programs Establish centralized authority on traffic management Design and implement training modules for traffic management The recommendations were ordered according to priority, spread out over a three-year implementation period (Figure 1, below). %#4-$82 Ateneo Traffic Group Recommendations 2012 ‐ 2013 2013‐2014 2014‐2015 Recommendation J JASONDJ FMAMJ JASONDJ FMAMJ JASO 1. Increase gap in daily schedules Coordinate, study Implement 2. Review current issues on heavy school bags 3. Standardize design for roads and signages Signage designs (ongoing) Construction of speed table for Leong Hall 4. Provide continuous pedestrian walkways on campus (ongoing) 5. Provide covered walkways Study/design Construction 6. Optimize community cooperation through OK (continuous) 7. Establish centralized authority on traffic management 8. Setup system for pay parking Study feasibility of parking building, pay parking for existing Introduce payment system for existing parking Bid for contract of parking building construction Award contract for parking building construction Begin construction of parking building 9. Explore the creation of more access points Inquiry and negotiation with lot owners (Goco, Meralco, LaVista) (inquiries ongoing) Feasibility study 10. Improve management of drop‐off and pick up points AGS (color‐coded sticker system) (continuous) Introduce improved drop off and pick up scheme for AHS and LS 11. Improve carpool program